The first semi-final match was played between Roger Federer and Nicolas Kiefer. Roger Federer won the match. The second semi-final match was played between David Nalbandian and Marcos Baghdatis. Marcos Baghdatis won the match.
The first semi final match was played between Roger Federer and Jonas Bjorkman. Roger Federer won the match. The second semi final match was played between Marcos Baghdatis and Rafael Nadal. Rafael Nadal won the match.
The women play their final first and the men play their final the following day.
South Sydney Rabbhithos
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The first (drawn) grand final was held on September 24th. The replay was held one week later on October 1st.
Fitzroy and Essendon which Fitzroy won by 15 points in 1898. There was no grand final in the first ever season (1897) Essendon were premiers by right of their official final position on the top of the league ladder at the end of the home and away season.
Marion Bartoli of France, playing in her second Grand Slam final won the title, her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon 2013 by beating Germany's Sabine Lisicki, playing in her first Grand Slam final. The final score read 6-1 6-4.
The New Zealand Warriors won their first minor premiership and made it to the grand final for the first time, playing against foundation club the Sydney Roosters who won the match and collected their first premiership in 27 years.
Under the current final 8 system - in place since 2000 - there are four weeks of finals. The finals usually begin on a Friday night and the grand final is on the Saturday 3 weeks later. Usually it's 22 days from the first final to the grand final.
Martina Hingis first loss in a major final was inflicted by Iva Majoli, in the French Open final of 1997.
No. The title of the book is Ferdinand Marcos Today's Revolution : Democracy